Telehealth Grantee Directory

Homeland Security
State	Organization	Contact Information	Description of Activity	Number of Sites	Role in Federal, State or Local Emergency Planning	Other entities associated within Emergency Planning
AK	Alaska Native Tribal Health Consortium					N/A
AK	Alaska Psychiatric Institute (API)	Mark W. Doughty, Safety Officer 2800 Providence Drive Anchorage, AK 99508-4677 Ph: 907-269-7819 Fax: 907-269-7251 http://www.hss.state.ak.us/dbh/API	We participate in the Homeland Security activities through Alaska State Hospital and Nursing Association (ASHNA) funded activities and our membership in the Joint Medical Emergency Planning Group (JMEPG).	1	The Safety Officer is the API Representative in the JMEPG Group. Working with Municipal, State, and Federal entities regarding the role of individual hospitals for emergency planning.
AL	University of South Alabama	Carl Taylor 307 N. University Blvd., HSB 1100 Mobile, AL 36688 Ph: 251-461-1812 Fax: 251-461-1809 http://www.cshi.southalabama.edu	Statewide network provider of Advanced Regional Response Training (ARRT) designed to meet the unique and specific needs of emergency response agencies, healthcare providers, hospitals and public health. Provided training at the USA Center for Strategic Health Innovation AART Center to 641 attendees; 74 hospitals; 11 public health areas. Delivered organized specific ICS and planning sessions for hospitals, community health centers, and public health organizations.	Statewide	CSHI coordinates and delivers response training for all of Alabama, incorporating all tiers of response into the education program; ensures training ties together local, state and federal responsibilities; collaborates with surrounding states of Florida, Mississippi, and Louisiana.	USA College of Medicine, USA College of Nursing, Alabama Department of Public Health, Mobile County Health Department, Alabama Emergency Management Agency, Mobile County Emergency Management Agency, Alabama Hospital Association
AR	University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences	Ann Bynum 1123 South University ST 400 Little Rock, AR 72204 Ph: 501-686-2595 Fax: 501-686-2585 http://rpweb.uams.edu/btportal/	Statewide network for bioterrorism training and Medical Reserve Corps Teams. Continuing education for healthcare professionals in bioterrorism; Statewide conferences; Training exercises.	Statewide - 12 Regions	BioTCE manager based in each region at AHECs, CHCs or Health Depts. Comprehensive and coordinated approach to CE for health care providers, equipping them to work effectively with other local, regional, and State personnel in bioterrorism event. The 2005 Conference had 487 attendees. The first Arkansas Medical Reserve Corps Teams are forming at the AHECs and University Hospital.	Arkansas Department of Health, Arkansas Department of Emergency Management, Community Health Centers of Arkansas, Arkansas Children's Hospital, Veterans Administration, Arkansas Hospital Association
AZ	Arizona Board of Regents, University of Arizona	Richard McNeely PO Box 245032 Tucson, AZ 85724 Ph: 520-626-7343 Fax: 520-626-2145 www.telemedicine.arizona.edu	Administrative and Educational Teleconferences in Bioterrorism Emergency Response	162	The Arizona Telemedicine Program provides network services in support of a number of local, regional, and statewide emergency preparedness efforts.	Colleges of Medicine, Nursing, Pharmacy, Public Health, Four Corners Telehealth Consortium, Arizona Emergency Medicine Research Center, Arizona Department of Health Services, Arizona Burn Center, Pima County, University Physicians Hospital at Kino.
AZ	Maricopa County, Arizona					N/A
CA	California Telemedicine and eHealth Center					N/A
	Familia Unida Living with Multiple Sclerosis					N/A
	Multi-Dimensional Imaging, Inc.					N/A
	Northern Sierra Rural Health Network	Jim Perkins, DrPH Northern Sierra Rural Health Network 138 New Mohawk Road #100 Nevada City, CA 95959 Ph: 530-470-9091 Fax: 530-470-9094 jim@nsrhn.org	We are working with our rural clinics to help them develop emergency response plans. We provide no-cost emergency preparedness and response training to clinics, public health agencies and rural hospitals. Many of these programs are provided by videoconferencing. We also conduct table top preparedness exercises.	30	NSRHN, along with 14 other clinic consortia across California, receives HRSA funding through the California Primary Care Association to help our clinics develop emergency response plans and facilitate their participation in local planning activities and local and state-wide exercises. NSRHN is a center for the California Preparedness Education Network (Cal-PEN), a program of the California Area Health Education Center Program.	California Primary Care Association California Area Health Education Center Program
	San Joaquin County Health Care Services	Kristy Johnson, MSN, RN Clinical Nurse Specialist 500 W. Hospital Road French Camp, CA 95231 Ph: 209-468-6448 Fax: 209-468-6114 http://www.sjgeneralhospital.com	HRSA and BPAC committee representative for hospital. Directly participates in the planning and execution for State and County drills associated with mass casualties, surge capacity and bioterrorism events.	1	In local emergency planning, works on the HRSA and BPAC committees to evaluate and coordinate various plans between all County stakeholders (area hospitals, Public Health, OES, EMS, law enforcement, fire departments, and city managers).	San Joaquin County Public Health Services, Office of Emergency Services (OES), Behavioral Health Services, Emergency Medical Services (EMS) and Sheriff's Office. Also works closely with City of Stockton OES, Police, Fire, and area hospitals (Kaiser, Dameron, Sutter Tracy, St. Joseph's, Lodi Memorial, etc.)
CO	Avista Adventist Hospital					N/A
CO	University of Colorado Health Sciences Center	David Rivera 4200 E. 9th Ave. Denver, CO.80262 Ph: 303-315-7369 Fax: 303-315-4419	Police and Security Department for the 9th Ave and Fitzsimons Campuses. Patrol Campus, respond to calls for service, take crime reports, investigate crime, monitor electronic security	2	Denver Police and Fire Department Aurora Police and Fire Department Adams County Sheriff's Office State Emergency Preparedness State Homeland Security UASI	Internal of UCHSC Various Departments
DC	American National Red Cross					N/A
	Center for Telehealth and E-Health Law					N/A
	Foundation for eHealth Initiative	Janet M. Marchibroda Chief Executive Foundation for eHealth Initiative 818 Connecticut Ave, Suite 500 Washington, DC 20006 Ph: 202-429-5553 Fax: 202-624-3266 Email: janet.marchibroda@ehealthinitiative.org	Through its annual survey of state, regional and community-based health information exchange initiatives and organizations, the Foundation for eHealth Initiative tracks the efforts of health information exchange efforts across the US, including several components that would support homeland security and emergency preparedness efforts.	15	The results of the Foundation for eHealth Initiative's annual survey, the learnings of funded communities, the rapidly growing coaliltion of state, regional, and community-based initiatives engaged in the Connecting Communities coalition, and the common principles and tools for health information exchange that are being developed and disseminated, can all play a critical role in federal, state, or local emergency planning efforts.
FL	BayCare Health System					N/A
	Florida Cancer Research Cooperative, University of South Florida					N/A
	University of Florida College of Dentistry (UFCD)					N/A
GA	Ware County Health Department					N/A
HI	Hawai'i Primary Care Association					N/A
HI	The Queen's Medical Center					N/A
IA	Iowa Chronic Care Consortium					N/A
IA	Mercy Foundation					N/A
ID	Clearwater Valley Hospital and Clinics, Inc.	Pam McBride 301 Cedar St. Orofino, ID 83544 Ph: 208-289-5509 Fax: 208-289-2437 www.clearwatervalleyhospital.com	Regional health care work group; local emergency planning committee	5	Collaborates with regional hospitals and medical facilities for surge capacity planning; partners with local law, fire, ambulance services for LEPC.	North Central Public Health District; Clearwater County; City of Orofino
	Idaho State University, Institute of Rural Health	Dr. B. Hudnall Stamm, PhD 921 So. 8th Ave., Stop 8174 Pocatello, ID 83209 Ph: 208 282-4436 Fax: 208 282-4074 http://www.isu.edu/irh http://telida.isu.edu Dr. Neill Piland, DrPH 921 So. 8th Ave., Stop 8174 Pocatello, ID 83209 Ph: 208-282-4436 Fax: 208 282-4074 http://www.isu.edu/irh	Representation on the State Bioterrorism Preparedness & Response Advisory Committee; provision of digital medical library to 10 hospital sites with bioterrorism response health information; edited and published articles in IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Magazine, Sept/Oct 2002, Dec 2003, Several papers on terrorism and cultural trauma. Statewide network for distributing bioterrorism continuing education training. Distance delivery will include virtual tabletop exercise and drill, simulations, live-event webconferencing (interactive and non-interactive), Webcasts (on-demand), archived Webcasts, Virtual Grand Rounds, workshops, seminars, audioconferences, CD-ROM.	11 44	Representation on the State Bioterrorism Preparedness & Response Advisory Committee Telehealth Idaho coordinates videoconferencing CE education for awareness and preparedness training for health professionals in Idaho; collaborates with surrounding telehealth networks in Idaho and surrounding states; and participates in Idaho's homeland defense planning.	Principal Investigator for National Child Traumatic Stress Network Center for Rural, Frontier, and Tribal Health; Co-Principal Investigator/Co-Project Director for Bioterrorism Training and Curriculum Development Program Grant for Idaho. International Society for Traumatic Stress Studies, South African Institute of Rural Health, USAID, Save the Children and various other countries and agencies. Involved with Indonesian government to develop psychosocial recovery plan for Tsunami affected areas. Active internationally in providing aid worker support materials to governments' and NGO's responses to natural disasters in 2004-2005 (South Asian Tsunami, Hurricane Katrina, etc.) providing aid worker materials. See telida.isu.edu for access to materials. Principal Investigator for Idaho Bioterrorism Awareness and Preparedness (IBAPP)
	North Idaho Rural Health Consortium (NIRHC)					N/A
	Public Hospital Cooperative, Inc.					N/A
IL	Illinois Department of Human Services					N/A
	The National Council of State Boards of Nursing	Kristin A. Hellquist, MS 111 East Wacker Drive #2900 Chicago, IL 60601 Ph: 312-525-3665 Fax: 312-279-1032 khellquist@ncsbn.org	NCSBN educates member boards of nursing on the Nurse Licensure Compact which enhances nurse licensure portability, reduces regulatory borders, and increases access to safe and effective health care.		NCSBN participates in assisting this area as it relates to facilitating the verification of nurse licensure
	Saint John's Hospital					N/A
	Southern Illinois University School of Medicine	Deborah E. Seale SIU Telehealth Networks & Programs 913 N. Rutledge St., Ste 1253 P.O. Box 19682 Springfield, Illinois 62794-9682 Ph: 217-545-7830 Fax: 217-545-7839 http://www.siumed.edu/telehealth	Collaborated in training of 31 participants; four-part series	5	Primary care providers, administrators, and other health care providers learn how to recognize a bioterrorism event, how to react to an influx of patients, what systems are in place in their community to provide care during an attack. Videoconference was taped and reproduced on CD-ROM with resource materials and evaluation.	Western IL AHEC, IL Health Education Consortium, Adams County Health Department, Illinois Department of Public Health, SIU Quincy Family Practice, Montana AHEC-Montana State University
IN	James Whitcomb Riley Hospital for Children					N/A
IN	Health & Hospital Corporation of Marion County	Gurinder Hohl, MPH 3838 N. Rural St. Indianapolis, IN 46205 Ph: 317-221-3112 Fax: 317-221-2020 ghohl@hhcorp.org	Urban Areas Security Initiative (UASI). HRSA Bed Surge Metropolitan Medical Response System.	County-wide (1-3)	1. Indianapolis/Marion County/Hamilton County receives funding through UASI for a wide variety of homeland security efforts. 2. For increasing hospital bed surge capacity in the event of an emergency. 3. To increase capacity of public health and hospital system to respond to BT attacks within a 48 hour period.	State of Indiana and all local government agencies. State of Indiana. State of Indiana, City of Indianapolis.
KS	University of Kansas Medical Center	David Cook, Ph:D University of Kansas Medical Center Mail Stop 3013 3901 Rainbow Blvd. Kansas City, KS 66160	Two large bioterrorism and disaster preparedness conferences are scheduled for 2007.		KUCTT will videotape the conferences and archive them for later ITV broadcasts to ITV sites and for web-enabled asynchronous viewing for CE purposes.	External Affairs Continuing Education
KY	The James B. Haggin Memorial Hospital					N/A
	Marcum & Wallace Memorial Hospital					N/A
	New Horizons Health Systems, Inc.	Linda Saur, RNC 330 Roland Avenue Owenton, KY 40359 Ph: 502-484-3663, ext. 2302 lsaur@bellsouth.net	Participating (3 Years) with the Kentucky Region 7 Preparedness Committee to develop, implement, and test bioterrorism plan for the northern KY region. Signed Mutual Aid compact with Kentucky Hospital Association to facilitate the ten hospitals in the region working together with the community at large to meet patient needs. Participating in the Region 7 Benchmarking program. Participated in 8/2004 Kentucky Homeland Security regional bioterrorism exercise (Northern Exposure) and in 9/2005 Kentucky Homeland Security regional bioterrorism exercise. Two staff completed the FEMA Emergency Management Institute IS-00700 NIMS in June, 2005. Two staff completed the OSHA Best Practices 16 hour Hospital First Receivers course (06/05) and the OSHA 8 hour First Receivers Train the Trainer Course. (07/05) Developed decon training module for NH staff, purchased decon equipment for hospital and practice in cooperation with Owen County Emergency Management. Participating in community-wide preparation activities with county Emergency Management, regional Hazmat, local, fire, EMS, and Public health entities.	1	Participate with Kentucky Hospital Association in regional and state planning to coordinate services, communication, other needs.	Kentucky Hospital Association, Kentucky Homeland Security, Owen County Emergency Management, Owen County Public Health
	University of Kentucky Research Foundation-Kentucky TeleCare	Rob Sprang MBA Director, Kentucky TeleCare K128 KY Clinic, 740 S. Limestone Lexington, KY 40536-0284 Email: rsprang@uky.edu	Utilize the larger Kentucky TeleHealth Network KTHN for distributing education and emergency response programs, including disaster drills.	72 TH sites + 20 new public grant facilities	Kentucky TeleCare partnered with University of Louisville on HRSA BT grant. TeleCare coordinates the PROACT network of 20 VTC sites that are contracted to deliver education and respond 24 x 7 in the event of a disaster.	UK College Of Agriculture, UK Department of Psychiatry, UK College Of Pharmacy, KY Department for Public Health, University of Louisville, KY Department for Homeland Security, CDC, University of Missouri, University of Tennessee.
MA	Massachusetts College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences					N/A
MA	UMass Memorial Medical Center	Gina Smith, RN Emergency Preparedness Coordinator UMass Memorial Medical Center 55 Lake Avenue North Worcester, MA Ph: 508-334-7688 Fax: 508-334-7579 Email: smithg02@ummhc.org	UMass Memorial participates in the Massachusetts Department of Public Health Hospital Emergency Preparedness Committee, Metropolitan Medical Response System (MMRS), and Central Massachusetts Mass Casualty Incident Planning Group. UMass Memorial sponsors a 175-member FEMA Disaster Medical Assistance Team (DMAT).		Planning and practice with state and regional emergency preparedness groups including statewide disaster and hazardous material exposure drills and exercises, personal protective equipment and decontamination training, surge capacity planning, force protection planning, and incident management training. UMass Memorial-sponsored DMAT team deploys a rapid response self-sufficient medical team of 35 within 12-24 hours following a federal disaster declaration.	Collaborative planning with all other regional hospitals and health care facilities, including St. Vincent Hospital, Health Alliance Hospital, Henry Haywood Hospital, Clinton Hospital, Wing Hospital, Mary Lane Hospital, and with local, regional, and state emergency medical services, fire services, and public health agencies. Through DMAT team, Dept. of Homeland Security-FEMA, US Public Health Service, US Dept. of Veterans Affairs.
ME	Eastern Maine Healthcare Systems	Kathy Knight, RN 43 Whiting Hill Rd. Brewer, ME 04412 Ph: 207-973-8008 kknight@emh.org	Statewide network for distributor of bioterrorism training and homeland security alert. Emergency Management Agencies Distributing lectures in region.	8	ME Telehealth Network coordinates videoconferencing education for preparedness training for Northern, Eastern, and Central Maine	Blue Hill Memorial Hospital, Inland Hospital, CA Dean Memorial Hospital, Sebasiticook Valley Hospital, The Aroostook Medical Center, The Acadia Hospital and Eastern Maine Healthcare Systems
ME	Regional Medical Center at Lubec	Carol Carew Regional Medical Center at Lubec 43 South Lubec Road Lubec, ME 04652 Ph: 207-733-5541 Fax: 207-733-2947 Web: www.rmcl.org	Distance education training on emergency preparedness for nursing home staff with CEU credits	5	Trainer, Dr. Ronald Blum, is contracted by the State of Maine as an educational resource for emergency planning for health facilities	N/A
MI	Altarum Institute					N/A
	Hurley Medical Center					N/A
	Marquette General Hospital					N/A
	Michigan State University					N/A
	Western Michigan University					N/A
MN	Fairview Health Services	Tom Ormand, Director 323 Stinson Blvd. Minneapolis, MN 55473 Ph: 612-672-6822 tormand1@fairview.org	The Ambulatory Electronic Medical Record is used in conjunction with FHS acute care electronic medical records so that Emergency Department physicians and caregivers will have immediate access to patient's recent ambulatory records thus expediting diagnosis and treatment. The AEMR serves as an analytical repository for bio-surveillance and provides aggregate analysis. It also provides automated tracking of immunization and is used for monitoring disease patterns and patient volumes in physician and clinic offices. The data enables atypical disease cluster identification to support reporting to FHS for communication to the Minnesota Department of Health and Centers for Disease Control, as appropriate.	University of Minnesota Medical Center at Fairview Riverside and University Campuses and free-standing clinics (6) Fairview Southdale Hospital and free-standing clinics (4) Fairview Ridges Hospital and free-standing clinics (6)	Unrelated to this project Fairview Health Services' Internal/External Disaster Plan and Evacuation Plan/Policy (Orange Alert Plan) embraces the Hospital Emergency Incident Command System (HEICS) model of emergency management. HEICS is an all-hazard plan to manage natural, biologic, chemical and radiation disasters and emergencies.	HEICS is used by the Metro medical community and Federal, State, and military emergency responders.
	Tri-County Hospital	Corrine Neisess, RN Tri-County Hospital 415 North Jefferson St. Wadena, MN 56482 Ph: 218-631-7516 Fax: 218-631-7503 corrine.neisess@tricountyhospital.org	Tri-County Hospital representative for the MN Central Region HRSA Bioterrorism Task Force		Unknown at this time
	University of Minnesota					N/A
MO	Citizen's Memorial Hospital District					N/A
MT	Benefis Healthcare Foundation	Jack W. King 1101 26th St So. Great Falls, MT 59405 Ph: 406-455-4285 Fax: 406-455-4141 kingjacw@benefis.org	N/A	N/A	Benefis Healthcare Foundation is a partner in a Federal HRSA grant for Bioterrorism Preparedness.	St. Vincent Healthcare
	Billings Clinic Foundation	Joe Marcotte 2800 10th Avenue North Billings, MT 59101 Ph: 406-657-4824 jmarcotte@billingsclinic.org	Involved in variety of initiatives-i.e., Surge Capacity Planning funded by HRSA and HAZMAT and Incident Planning funded by Office of Domestic Preparedness.	17	Yellowstone County Emergency Planning Committee Mr. Marcotte-Chair plus other State and National Committees	76 community members including EMS, Law Enforcement, and other Healthcare Facilities
	Deaconess Billings Clinic Foundation					N/A
	Saint Patrick Hospital & Health Foundation					N/A
	Saint Vincent Healthcare Foundation	Doris T. Barta, Director Grants Division 175 North 27th Street, Suite 803 Billings, MT 59101 Ph: 406-237-3602 Fax: 406-237-3615 Email: doris.barta@svh-mt.org	Implementation of a Statewide Bioterrorism Grant focusing on education and training of healthcare providers across the state of Montana.	Service area includes the state of Montana	Local LEPCs have been engaged in grant activities and grant personnel have been engaged in Statewide Activities regarding Emergency Planning for Montana.	All 56 hospitals in the state of Montana; the Department of Public Health and Human Services, all Infectious Disease physicians in the state of Montana
NC	Duke University Medical Center	John Vargas, Director of Emergency Preparedness and Planning Duke University Hospital Box 3521 Durham, NC 27710 Ph: 919-681-2933 Email: john.vargas@duke.edu	Comprehensive all-hazards emergency planning to address DUH's response to a mass casualty event. Planning activities include: vulnerability assessments, security enhancements, surge capacity planning, training and drills.	1	Participate in Durham County Emergency Management and Health Department planning activities. Participate in North Carolina Division of Public Health and Emergency Management planning and exercise activities.	North Carolina Hospital Association
NC	Educational and Research Consortium of Western Carolinas					N/A
ND	North Dakota State University College of Pharmacy, Nursing, and Allied Sciences					N/A
NE	Good Samaritan Hospital Foundation	Tracy Donner, Health Alert Network Coor. NE HHS Ph: 402-471-1996 Fax: 402-326-3014 Email: tracy.donner@hhss.ne.gov	Developing a connected network of Hospitals, Public Health dept. Labs & HHS (i.e., 3 Statewide Health Alert tests, monthly tests of the Nebraska Telehealth Network)	20	Participating in the emergency preparedness program establishing the state wide communications network to be utilized in any emergency. Another avenue of communication and administrative connectedness. Secretary Leavitt broadcast his Nebraska visit with topics including the Asian Bird Flu & other bioterrorism threats.	NHA, NHHS, NSTH, Various Nebraska health departments, UNMC, Nebraska bioterrorism labs, Nebraska information technologies
NJ	Hackensack University Medical Center					N/A
NJ	Saint Peter's University Hospital					N/A
NM	New Mexico Human Services Department					N/A
NM	The University of New Mexico Health Sciences Center					N/A
NV	Nevada Rural Hospital Partners Foundation					N/A
NV	University of Nevada, Reno	L.D. Brown, MD, MPH NV State Health. Lab. 1660 N. Virginia St. Reno, NV 89503 Ph: 775.688.1335 Fax: 775.688.1460 Email: lbrown@medicine.nevada.edu	State Public Health Laboratory System, part of the Laboratory Response Network (LRN)	2	Advisory role in laboratory preparedness issues/grant preparation and logistics of the emergency laboratory response.	Integrates planning with State & District (i.e. Metropolitan) Health and Emergency Response entities.
NY	Community Health Care Services Foundation, Inc.					N/A
	Genesee Gateway Local Development Corporation, Inc.					N/A
	Integrated Community Alternatives Network, Inc.					N/A
	Long Island Association for Millennium Center for Convergent Technologies					N/A
	Montefiore Medical Center					N/A
	New York Presbyterian Hospital					N/A
	Research Foundation, State University of New York (SUNY) at Buffalo	William Dice, MD ECMC, 462 Grider St. Buffalo, NY 14215 Ph: 716-858-8701 Fax: 716-858-8701 www.telehealth.buffalo.edu	Specialized Medical Assistance and Response Team (SMART) Mobile deployable wireless Disaster LAN Store-and-Forward Emergency Network Emergency Department Triage Surveillance	28	Dr. Dice is invited speaker for national WMD / Disaster conferences; State EP Committees Erie County Commissioner of Health is also Regional EMS Director; SMART Telehealth Division (DEllis).	Regional Air National Guard Unit Coast Guard
	The Rosalind and Joseph Gurwin Jewish Geriatric Center of Long Island					N/A
OH	Case Western Reserve University					N/A
	Children's Hospital Medical Center of Akron					N/A
	Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center	Nathan Timm, MD 3333 Burnet Ave. MLC 2008 Cincinnati, OH 45229 Ph: 513-636-7972 Fax: 513-636-7967	As the primary and tertiary center for Pediatric care in the region, CCHMC conducts 2 to 3 Disaster Drills annually. In addition, we participate in community wide drills. Our training program for medical students and residents includes disaster preparedness. The medical center utilizes the Hospital Emergency Command System, as the model for conduct of a disaster drill or event.	12	CCHMC is represented by Dr. Timm for disaster planning at the Greater Cincinnati Health Council. We also provide representation to the Disaster Preparedness Committee in the Ohio Department of Health. Additionally, CCHMC is involved in the planning process with the local chapter of the American Red Cross, Hamilton County Emergency Management Agency.	Within CCHMC the Department of Emergency Medicine has primary responsibility for planning and implementation of disaster preparedness, with many other divisions, including infectious diseases and surgical services.
	Ohio Board of Regents	David Barber, 36th Fl., 30 E. Broad St. Columbus, OH 43214 Ph: 614-752-9530 Fax: 614-466-5866 www.regents.state.oh.us	Joint development of training materials and conduct of simulation between sites offering specialized homeland security training	3	Two sites offer training programs for local government and emergency services personnel.	N/A
	Montefiore Medical Center	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
	Southern Consortium for Children	Steve Trout, Director of Program Development Southern Consortium for Children 20 Circle Drive, Unit 37206 PO Box 956 Athens, OH 45701 Ph: 740-593-8293 Fax: 740-592-4170 strout@frognet.net www.scchildren.com	Disaster Preparedness training, Emergency Response to Trauma	13	Coordinate videoconference training in 10 county area	Four mental health agencies, four Alcohol, Drug Addiction, and Mental Health Services (ADAMHS) Boards, Ohio Department of Mental Health, Health Department
OK	INTEGRIS Health, Inc.					N/A
OK	OSU Center for Rural Health					N/A
PA	Community Nurses Home Health and Hospice, Inc.					N/A
	Geisinger Clinic	Scott Bitting 100 North Academy Avenue Danville, PA 17822-1540 Ph: 570-271-5631 Email: sbitting@geisinger.edu	Surveillance, Distance Learning, Public Health Information	1	Participation with regional counter terrorism task force. Regional activity to coordinate health and medical response.	Montour County Emergency Management Agency, Pennsylvania Department of Health and PEMA
	Good Samaritan Hospital Regional Medical Center					N/A
	Home Nursing Agency & Visiting Nurse Association					N/A
	Jewish Healthcare Foundation					N/A
	Magee Rehabilitation Hospital					N/A
	Mercy Health Partners					N/A
	Mercy Hospital of Pittsburgh					N/A
	Millcreek Community Hospital					N/A
	Oil Region Alliance of Business, Industry & Tourism					N/A
	Pennsylvania College of Optometry					N/A
	Penn State University					N/A
	Pennsylvania State University College of Medicine					N/A
	Pinnacle Health System	Christopher P. Markley, Esq. 409 South Second Market Street Harrisburg, PA 17105-8700 Ph: 717-231-8210 Fax: 717-231-8157 www.pinnaclehealth.org	Bioterrorism surveillance	4	De-identified data is sent from our hospital emergency rooms to the University of Pittsburgh, the administrator of Pennsylvania's RODS (Real-time Outbreak Disease Surveillance) Program.	University of Pittsburgh; Siemens Health Services
	Safe Harbor Behavioral Health					N/A
	SUN Home Health Services	Steven B. Richard MBA, CHCE 61 Duke Street, PO Box 232 Ph: 570-473-7625 Fax: 570-473-3070 www.sunhomehealth.com	Member of the East Central and North Central Regional Emergency Management/Bioterrorism Task Force. Participates in regional planning and ensuring that homecare, as well as the Telehomecare resources are included in emergency planning. Computer connectivity is used by staff for emergency preparedness training and bioterrorism education.	9	Member of the East Central and North Central Regional Emergency Management/Bioterrorism Task Forces for the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania.	Pennsylvania Department of Health, Geisinger Medical Center, Bloomsburg Hospital, Evangelical Hospital, Sunbury Community Hospital, Berwick Hospital, Emergency Management Services from all involved counties
	Susquehanna Health System	Charles G. Stuzman 777 Rural Ave. Williamsport, PA 17701 Ph: 570-321-2398 Fax: 570-321-2397 cstutzman@susquehanna.org	Emergency Preparedness Decon Center MCI Surge Capacity Organization Drill participation	3	Participates in NCCTTF on various committees and assists with health and medical response both prehospital and hospital responses.	N/A
	Thomas Jefferson University	Program Director Edward Jasper, MD Center for Bioterrorism and Disaster Preparedness 8330 Gibbon Building 111 South 11th St. Philadelphia, PA 19107 Ph: 215-955-1777 http://www.jeffersonhospital.org/bioterrorism/ Eric Williams (Admin. Contact) 2210C Gibbon Building Hospital Administration Thomas Jefferson Un. Hospital 111 South 11th St Philadelphia, PA 19107 Ph: 215-955-9345 Fax: 215-955-2197	Coordinated multi-hospital citywide Drill with over 300 fully moulaged victims. Provide education and training sessions to emergency medicine physicians, EMS personnel, etc. utilizing simulation manikins. Working with the Penn. Dept. of Health to provide educational content related to terrorism preparedness on the Learning Management System (web-based distance learning tool).	On-site at TJUH Local Fire Dept., conference, etc.	Participate in Penn. Dept. of Health advisory committees related to statewide preparedness. Chair Philadelphia Center City Emergency Healthcare Support Zone.
	Tyrone Hospital	Craig Hattler Tyrone Hospital 1 Hospital Drive Tyrone, PA 16686 Ph: 814-684-1255 Fax: 814-684-6395	Participating in Pennsylvania statewide effort to prepare hospital Emergency Departments for bioterrorism.	1	Participates in Region-wide planning efforts.	All regional healthcare and hospital providers.
	Wayne Memorial Hospital					N/A
RI	Family Resources Community Action					N/A
	Kent County Visiting Nurse Association d/b/a VNA of Care New England					N/A
	Thundermist Health Center	Ernest Balasco, COO Thundermist Health Center 450 Clinton Street Woonsocket, RI 02895 401-767-4100 x 3491 Fax: 401-235-6899 http://www.thundermisthealth.org Email: ErnieB@thundermisthealth.org	Municipal network for distribution of medication in the event of a bioterror or natural outbreak of infectious disease. Surge capacity for hospital overflow. Participant in disease surveillance for the RI Dept. of Health.	9	Thundermist participates in statewide planning efforts with all other CHCs, coordinated through the RI Dept. of Health.	RI Health Center Association RI Dept. of Health Hospital Association of RI RI EMA
SC	Advanced Technology Institute (ATI)	Joseph E. Jones 5300 International Blvd.N. Charleston, SC 29418 Ph: 843-760-3649 Fax: 843-207-5458 http://www.aticorp.org	Public Health Information, Distance Learning	4	Health diagnostic procedures, distance learning
SC	Voorhees College					N/A
SD	Avera Health	David Erickson 3900 W. Avera Drive Sioux Falls, SD 57108 Ph: 605-322-4550 Fax: 605-322-4522 www.avera.org	While Dr. Erickson serves as the contact for Avera Health, each regional facility also has their own contact for emergency preparedness. The regional facilities are involved at varying levels within their community and region.		Avera McKennan participates in various distance learning opportunities and on-going cooperation with the state bioterrorism contact and activities, as well as regular coordination activities with the local community activities.
TN	University Health System, Inc.					N/A
TN	University of Tennessee Health Science Center	Toy Strickland, MBA Director, UT Outreach Center 920 Madison, Suite 434 Memphis, TN 38163 Ph: 901-448-2611 Fax: 901-448-4344 www.utmem.edu/telemedicine	Statewide network for distribution of bioterrorism training and homeland security alert. Providing lectures from UT Health Science Center, UT Graduate School of Medicine, UT College of Vet Medicine, UT Martin, TN Dept. of Agriculture, TN Dept. of Health, Radiation Emergency Assistance Center/Training Site (REAC/TS), national radiation accident response, and Emergency Management Agencies. Distributing lectures in region.	64	UT Telehealth Network coordinates videoconferencing education for preparedness training for Middle and East Tennessee; collaborates with surrounding telehealth networks in Tennessee and surrounding states; and participates in the Tennessee Homeland Security Consortium.	UT College of Veterinary Medicine, UT Medical Center at Knoxville, UT Martin, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Tennessee Emergency Management Agency, Knoxville Emergency Management Agency, Tennessee Department of Health, University of Kentucky, Memphis/Shelby County Health Department, West TN AHEC and Vanderbilt University
TX	Federation of State Medical Boards of the United States, Inc.					N/A
	Harris County Hospital District	Kim Dunn, MD, PhD Associate Dean for Academic Affairs UT School of Information Sciences 7000 Fannin Street, Suite 600 Houston, TX 77030 Ph: 713-500-3907 Fax: 713-500-3907 Email: Kim.Dunn@uth.tmc.edu Jerry Collier, Coordinator Harris County Medical Reserve Corps 3611 Ennis Houston, TX 77004 Ph: 713-783-4616 Fax: 713-785-3077 Email: Jerry_Collier@hchd.tmc.edu	Project to Collect and Analyze Data related to Admission to Emergency Rooms every 10 minutes to identify potential patterns that may suggest a developing public health emergency or terrorist attack. Recruit and train health care professionals to respond in the event of a declared emergency.	3+1	Develop Protocols and methods for system monitoring to provide an early alert of a developing crisis. The MRC recruits and provides coordination of health care professionals in the event of a declared emergency. Although the focus is on the local region, members are notified of calls from response in other parts of the country and international emergencies and many have responded.	Memorial Hermann Hospital, LBJ Hospital, Ben Taub Hospital, and others All 150+ member and affiliated organizations of the Harris County Community Access Collaborative are linked to the Emergency Plans for the Harris County Region through the MRC and are prepared to respond as needed. In the recent Katrina/Rita crisis, virtually all of them responded and helped support health services to the evacuees that came to the Region. 2,400+ health care professionals volunteered via the MRC.
	University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio	Primary Contact: Dr. Harold Timboe Director of Regional Medical Operations Center (RMOC) Ph: 210-567-0779 Fax: 210-567-7120 Health Science Center Videoconference Operations Unit Contact: Rudy De L Cruz, Jr. MPA, MA Manager of Videoconference Operations Ph: 210-567-4404	In cases of disaster level emergencies requiring the deployment of large numbers of casualties to hospitals and emergency medical centers throughout south Texas, the RMOC will be activated to assist in the efficient execution of the activity previously described.	89 sites on the Health Sciences Center Videoconference Network	They train for tasks such as supporting health authorities administer mass inoculations, establishing alternate non-hospital treatment sites, staffing Call Centers to answer health questions from the public, and assisting with other unforeseen homeland security activities related to protecting and restoring public health.	Unit detachments established in border areas where the UT Health Science Center has campuses, such as Harlingen, Laredo and Edinburg.
	University of Texas Medical Branch Center to Eliminate Health Disparities					N/A
UT	Association for Utah Community Health					N/A
	Dr. Ezekiel R. Dumke College of Health Professions					N/A
	Intermountain Healthcare					N/A
	University of Utah	Deb LaMarche 585 Komas Drive, Suite 204 Salt Lake City, UT 84108 Ph: 801-587-6190 Fax: 801-585-7083 www.utahtelehealth.net	Connect state and local health departments for training and planning. Health Department fund UTN activity with Health Alert Network & BT funding.	13	Health Departments are part of the state & federal Bioterrorism Preparedness grant program
VA	University of Virginia	Marge Sidebottom Director of Emergency Preparedness 1222 Jefferson Park Ave. Charlottesville, VA 22901 Ph: 434-924-8745 Fax: 434-243-9524 www.healthsystem.virginia.edu mls9m@virginia.edu	Operate the regional emergency preparedness network and expand out to the entire UVA Telemedicine network if necessary. Work closely with Blue Ridge Poison Control, CDC, State and National operations as it relates to Emergency Preparedness.	12 (regional) 50 plus statewide	UVA Telehealth network coordinates videoconferencing education for preparedness training for central Virginia; collaborates with surrounding telehealth networks in Virginia and surrounding states; and participates in the Richmond and Washington Defense planning.	Blue Ridge Poison Control Center, UVA is responsible for 80% of Virginia and South Carolina after normal duty hours. Office of Telemedicine manages the Emergency preparedness and Blue Ridge Poison Control Networks.
VT	The University of Vermont (UVM)	Terry Rabinowitz, MD 111 Colchester Avenue Patrick 4, MCHV Burlington, VT 05401 Ph: 802-847-7211 Fax: 802-847-3090 Email: Terry.Rbinowitz@vtmednet.org www.fach.org/telemedicine	Working on wireless real time video in moving ambulance
WA	Inland Northwest Health Services	Renee Anderson 601 West First Ave., Suite 200 Spokane, WA 99201 Ph: 509-232-8155 Fax: 509-232-8357 www.nwtelehealth.org	(WEMSIS) Washington EMS Information System which will result in a comprehensive collection of EMS data from participating EMS agencies. Both EMS and hospital data are needed to analyze regional system status and identify needs.	22	State Requirement for EMS agencies.	Regional hospital emergency preparedness committees, Homeland Security, Combined Communications Center, Tribal EMS, Volunteer EMS, Ambulance
	University of Washington					N/A
	Yakima Valley Memorial Hospital	Jeanne Fasano 2811 Tieton Dr. Yakima, WA 98902 Ph: 509-249-5245	Participate in regional planning meetings and exercises. Educate and train staff in local/State/Federal procedures.	1	Assist with the development and updating of regional plans. Participate in at least one regional exercise per year.	Washington State PHEPR Region 8 Hospital Planning Committee
WI	LaCrosse Medical Health Science Consortium		Created "Operation Heartland Defense DVD-Video" from a training session for catastrophic emergency events was held in August 2004, which was distributed throughout via the HRSA regions, the Public Health Consortia and the State Office of Homeland Security.
WI	Marshfield Clinic Telehealth Network	Nina M. Antoniotti RN, MBA, PhD 1000 N. Oak Avenue Marshfield, WI 54449 Ph: 715-389-3694 Fax: 715-387-5225	Internal Bioterrorism response protocols	43	Corporate member of local municipal planning group.	State FEMA State Bioterrorism Committee
WV	Appalachian Pain Foundation					N/A
	Robert C. Byrd Center for Rural Health					N/A
	West Virginia University, Mountaineer Doctor TeleVision (MDTV)					N/A
WY	Memorial Hospital of Laramie County dba Cheyenne Regional Medical Center					N/A
WY	Wyoming Department of Health	Rex Gantenbein, Ph:D. 100 E. University, Dept. 3432, Laramie, WY 82071	Emergency Medical Services Continuing Education Regional Hospital Network Charter Member Northwest Regional Resource Center	23 Statewide 8 States and Pacific Islands	Participation in multi-state regional readiness pilots.	N/A